2/25 Factors that Influence Settlement

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Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will 

• demonstrate understanding about economic systems, standard of living, and trade/globalization.
• analyze a learning standard.

Why?

• To better understand basic economic concepts.
• To take ownership of your learning.
• To better understand what you are expected to understand.

1.  By YOURSELF and WITHOUT any RESOURCES, answer the questions at the following link:  http://goo.gl/forms/prLJ06BR75.  10 minutes

Review geography while you wait: 

http://www.placespotting.com/

http://freerice.com/#/identify-countries-map/885

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_Asia_G0_click.html

http://world-geography-games.com/countries_continents.html

2. By yourself: On your scrap paper, reword the following learning standard so that a 5th grader would understand it (feel free to use resources):   10 minutes    

     Explain how the following five factors have influenced settlement and the 

     economies of major South American countries: 

          A. absolute and relative locations 

          B. climate 

          C. major physical characteristics 

          D. major natural resources   

          E. population size   

3.  As a group:  Discuss what you came up with.  Take the best parts of each and make a new version which is different from everyone else's.  10 minutes

4.  Share with the class. 10 minutes

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Parents

You could ask your child the following: 

• Explain the learning standard you analyzed in class today.